However, because oral medications must pass through the digestive system, to have the same efficacy as IV medications oral antibiotics must have high âbioavailabilityâ â the percentage of the drug that reaches the blood. Drugs administered via PICC lines have, by definition, 100 percent bioavailability.
A: Bactrim is a type of antibiotic used to treat a range of bacterial infections in the body according to WebMD. Physicians prescribe Bactrim to treat certain types of sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, respiratory illnesses, and various other infections.
Indications for BACTRIM DS: Susceptible infections including UTIs (not for initial uncomplicated episodes), shigellosis, prophylaxis and treatment of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), travelers' diarrhea or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in adults, acute otitis media in children.ndications for BACTRIM DS: Susceptible infections including UTIs (not for initial uncomplicated episodes), shigellosis, prophylaxis and treatment of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), travelers' diarrhea or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in adults, acute otitis media in children.